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24 Oct 24 - 06:13 PM (#4210344) Subject: Origins: Melbourne Tram Song From: GUEST,kettecat There is a modern folk rock song I really like called Melbourne Tram Song. The earliest recording of it I can find is by Australian folk punk band Catgut Mary (from 2008). Did they write it or is it an older song? It has been covered multiple times since by groups such as Rogue Scholars and Bartley's Folly. The chorus, for reference, is: Daughter of the Thames Won't you come out with me then We can breakfast in the city Coffee cigarettes and eggs And if the rain keeps coming down We'll find a good bar underground Where they serve up all the merry beers of England |
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25 Oct 24 - 05:31 PM (#4210388) Subject: RE: Origins: Melbourne Tram Song From: Sandra in Sydney I checked with a Melbourne-based friend - The lyrics quoted in Mudcat don’t seem to relate to Melbourne and trams at all. I had a bit of a listen and found it hard to distinguish the words. I don’t know the song or anything about it. The only Melbourne tram song I know is very different - Bernard Bolan’s very old song Toorak Tram |